Stories by WitchesnSunshine27

Hermione awakens in the infirmary submerged in a suffocating and confusing fog, as if drowning in a sea of shadows. Only the presence of her acerbic Potions Master can pierce the gloom. To their mutual bewilderment, she clings to his unexpected warmth, finding a desperate peace and comfort in the man feared by everyone else.

Four years post-war, Hermione is a potions mistress at Hogwarts and decides to stir up trouble by sending provocative, anonymous texts to her former professor (the local apothecary owner) when she discovers he has a cell phone. It quickly turns into a game of cat and mouse as Severus tries to discover who his mystery sender is.

Following the war, the Order's key players are scattered to safe houses. Hermione is paired with Snape in a sun-drenched Italian villa along the Amalfi Coast as a final, meddlesome gift from Dumbledore. Amidst shifting boundaries and shared secrets, they face a new challenge: surviving their return to school in September after a summer that changed everything.

Hermione realizes Snape can hear her thoughts, so she fills her mind with dirty fantasies to mess with him. When he tries to ignore her, she uses his jealousy to finally snap his self-control and force him to take what he wants.

Hermione returns for her 8th year now that the war is over and she decides to make Snape notice her once and for all. It all begins with an essay she writes: If I Were A Snape...